Tiny Devotional for Tuesday, 06-27-2023

 A great good morning to all my friends and neighbors in Internet Land! And to family members who have dropped by, I slept in!

Like a bird that wanders from her nest,
So is a man who wanders from his home.
Proverbs 27:8, NASB

Since I know nothing about birds, and a LOT about wandering from home, this verse tells me more about them than it does about us. It sounds like birds don’t like wandering, either. Some of y’all raise chickens; please advise.

We moved frequently when I was a lad. By the time I graduated from high school: 16 different homes, three states, three different family constellations. 
I continued nomad life as an adult: 26 different homes, three states, two continents, and multiple family constellations, until I made my last move in November 1992. 

My multiple residences only matter when I seek to answer a question this verse poses: do I have a home to wander from?

Yes.

My home has ALWAYS been the first place I lived.

This is what it looks like, now; 
it looked different in my dreams. 

Those dreams came during the worst times in my life, when I had a place to live, but had no home. 

In those dreams, I’m with family, I’m loved, and every tear is wiped away.

Those dreams comforted me; but then, I woke up.

Beloved in the Lord, you and I have a TRUE home in Heaven. Please, don’t let the symbolism confuse you; Heaven is not merely the place where they have streets of gold. 

Heaven is where God is. 

The tastes of Heaven we get here on Earth comfort us; but we always have to wake up. 

One day, we won’t have to wake up any more.

Peace be on your household.

Comments

  1. JessieJune 27, 2023 at 12:17 PM

    There's no place like home for sure - and when we think of our home and family - it is a reminder of Heaven and Jesus and the whole family! Thanks for the reminder that the yearning for home is a picture of our yearning / desire for heaven.

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